Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood will be kicked off Medicare and Medicaid programs, and a report suggests it could face closure when it is. The Department of Health and Human Services is removing Weiss from the federal health care programs,

The emergency room and other facilities closed as of 7 a.m. Friday, emergency room registered nurse Daniel Maser said.

New questions have emerged about the future of Weiss Hospital in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, with the facility's Medicare funding expected to be withdrawn on Friday. The day prior, hospital visitors were greeted by a locked front door and a sign directing them to the professional building a block away.